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Jonathan E. Spahr, MD
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh,
PA
15213
412-692-5630
Phone
412-692-6645
Fax
Email
jonathan.spahr@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1998 Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA |
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Residency: |
2002 Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA |
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Fellowship: |
2006 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
Memberships
- American Thoracic Society
- American College of Chest Physicians
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Awards
- Dickinson College Alumni Grant Award
- Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Fraternity
Publications
- Spahr JE, Krawiec ME. The early origins of asthma: nature, nurture, or parturition? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2005;94(2):228-33.
- Spahr JE, Krawiec ME. Leukotriene receptor antagonists--risks and benefits for use in paediatric asthma. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2004; 3(3):173-85.
Research Interests
- Exhaled breath condensate for the detection of inflammation and infection in patients with cystic fibrosis
- Improved delivery of inpatient and outpatient care for adolescents with cystic fibrosis
- Gene testing for idiopathic pneumothorax
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Cystic Fibrosis Center Grant
- NIH: Host factors in fungal allergy and fibrosis, Core B
